mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
OK, Please say I'm not the only one...
As a kid in the 70's I loved the thin Cross wooden pens bought at a Hallmark store. $20 - not possible.
First house after marriage - 1990, with a basement workshop space. Needed to build a deck, so while looking at woodworking magazines to figure what a saw was... I saw an ad at the back: "Beginner's Drill Press Pen Kit" from HUT. I got 20 slimline pens, 20 slimline pencils, 40 blanks and necessary attachments for my drill press. (I won't share what I made ) I DO still have one though.
But... I did still have the box, and found a pair of blanks that were drilled and glued back in 1991 (I think...). So, why not...
I believe it is Maple. I used Wood Turners Finish for the first time. 5 coats, renaissance wax. An acceptable finish for the first time. Not a masterpiece, but possibly a classic!!!
Please tell me others have taken longer... Please...
As a kid in the 70's I loved the thin Cross wooden pens bought at a Hallmark store. $20 - not possible.
First house after marriage - 1990, with a basement workshop space. Needed to build a deck, so while looking at woodworking magazines to figure what a saw was... I saw an ad at the back: "Beginner's Drill Press Pen Kit" from HUT. I got 20 slimline pens, 20 slimline pencils, 40 blanks and necessary attachments for my drill press. (I won't share what I made ) I DO still have one though.
But... I did still have the box, and found a pair of blanks that were drilled and glued back in 1991 (I think...). So, why not...
I believe it is Maple. I used Wood Turners Finish for the first time. 5 coats, renaissance wax. An acceptable finish for the first time. Not a masterpiece, but possibly a classic!!!
Please tell me others have taken longer... Please...